The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-19
FLORIDA.

The schooner Frederick II. arrived at Pen
sacola Monday from Tampa with $4,000
oranges to order.
There is a colored woman in Branford
who recently devoured twenty hard-boiled
eggs at one sitting.
The lugger Santa, now at Pensacola, has
1000 dozen empty beer bottles on board des-
tined for New Orleans.
The Pensacola Board of Health Monday
went over to the station and inaugurated
the summer quarantine,
Five Florida Southern railroad conductors
recently got their discharge almost simulta-
neously. The reason is not stated.
A new post Office known as Bridgeville
has Just been established IN West Putnam,
hear Keuka, and mail will hereafter be sent
there for the people living in that immediate
neighborhood.
In the First Congressional district of Flori-
da there was not a person between the ages
of II and % years who sought the opportu-
nifty of getting an education ut the West
Point Academy.
The Catholic church at Gainesville will be
enlarged fifteen feet i'll lengthpn the origi-
nal plans. The house will be model of
modern architecture, and will be a great or
nament to the city when completed.
Work is still progressing on the lighthouse
of New Smyrna and other buildings ada
cent thereto The absence of the master
carpenter has DELAYED matters in that de-
partlnent somewhat. If nothing unforeseen
happens, all will be ready for occupancy the
coming fall.
Work on the new Methodist Episcopal
church building, at Gainesville, is pro-
crossing rapidly, and the house will soon be
ready for dedication. 1t is twenty-one feet
longer than 1t was to be by the original
plans. When finished it will be most COM
modious house of worship.
J. o. Mathews, Of Citra, had tho misfor-
tune of losing a cigar box full of money last
Saturday. He took a seat at the broad
gauge depot to wait for the train. and when
he got up to take tho train left the box be-
hind he returned TO Ocala in search of it
in the afternoon, but failed to find it.
TheSSecretary of the Treasury, Saturday,
awarded contracts for the construction Of
beacons at the following named points in
Pensacola harbor: Fort McRae and Fort
Barrancas, $1,215; Devils Point, Escambia
Bay, $l,2S0; Santa Maria de Galvez Bay,
Galvez Bay, S475. All the contracts were
awarded to w. l.. Campbell, of Birming-
ham, Ala.
e. T. Chamberlain, representing the
North American Mining Company, is in
Gainesville consulting about boring an
aItesian well suitable for the wants of the
~. Iie has charge of boring the well for
Mr.. Flagler, of the, Ponce de Leon at st.
Augustine He is confident that a well OF
the proper Dimensions can be put down that
will furnish with water the city for years
TO come. The one Ut St. Augustine furnishes
lO,O00,OCO gallons i'll twenty-four hours,
which is about 10000 gallons per minute.
NJ Is. Barnwcli, who resides ON First
street. near the Sanford annex OF st. Ger
trude, has just completed the boring of n
well At n depth of forty-five feet he struck
e large vein of water which is now flowing
n strong stream Of one and half inches in
diameter, and the well, says Mr.. Barnwell
will have TO be supplied with n larger pipe,
as the water is forcing itself up around the
piping in great quantity. He will put a
tNyo-inch pipe down at once. The water is
sulphur but not 50 strong MS the water at
the ice factory.
The State Medical Association met at St
Augustine Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Porter
presiding. There were present Drs. Allyn,
Ames, Alba, Anderson, Caldwell Daniel,
Dean, Drew, Fernandez, Fisher, HAYES,
Hicks, kenworthy, Knight, Lyons, Mallett,
Matthews, Raiuey, Samuels, Smith. Shfhe
Smith, Thomas, Wakefield, DR.. Middleton,
Y. S. A., and Miss DR.. A. e. Tying, formerly
OF Rhode Island but now.of DuVal county.
The society discussed the State Board of
Health bill. At the evening session DR..
KenwoIthy read paper on. WAS II Basilar
Meningitisf' The society ufterward at
tended a reception given BY Mayor Ander-
son in their honor
A movement is now on foot for establish
ing in Jacksonville of new manufacturing
industry. This industry is to be in the